Must-See Video: Fashions of ‘52
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findingDulcinea Staff
A clip from The Smoking Gun site featuring the bathing suit fashions of 1952.
Perfectly Suitable
The coming of spring signals a change of wardrobe, and the return of the most dreaded garment of all—the bathing suit. While “less is more” may be the theme of today’s suits, there was a time when elastic and wing-dings ruled the boardwalk.
Enjoy the “solar system of swim styles” that were all the rage in 1952 in this clip from The Smoking Gun.
Enjoy the “solar system of swim styles” that were all the rage in 1952 in this clip from The Smoking Gun.








